I Hate this man

[MistaDorn]

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Mar-22-Tue-2005/photos/news.jpg

Ae Kwon and attorney Lisa Rasmussen react Monday to a guilty verdict for Kwon on charges he attempted to extort Celine Dion's husband, Rene Angelil. Kwon was later handcuffed and ordered into custody while he awaits sentencing.

 

 

A minister accused of extorting Celine Dion's husband was convicted by a jury of all counts Monday.

 

Ae Kwon faces up to 12 years in prison, and he could also be deported to South Korea as a result of a 2002 plot by Kwon and his wife to extort Rene Angelil. He could also receive probation.

 

"He kept saying to me, 'I don't understand,' " Kwon's attorney, Lisa Rasmussen, said just moments after the verdict was read. "He doesn't understand what he did wrong."

 

Jurors declined comment afterward. District Judge Jackie Glass ordered Kwon, of Pasadena, Calif., to be taken into custody until his sentencing in approximately 60 days.

 

Angelil's attorney, David Chesnoff, said the verdict was appropriate.

 

"Mr. Angelil and his counsel appreciate the efforts of law enforcement and the district attorney's office in bringing this gentleman to justice," Chesnoff said. "It sends a message that, just because you are well-known, it doesn't mean you can be extorted."

 

According to authorities, Kwon and his wife, Yun Sung, tried to extort some $20 million from Angelil. The couple said Angelil raped Sung in a hotel room at the Imperial Palace in 2000.

 

Angelil has always denied any improprieties with the woman.

 

When Sung and Kwon first went to Angelil to demand money in 2000, Angelil paid the couple $2 million as part of a confidential settlement. Angelil also agreed to apologize and undergo a blood test.

 

But authorities said despite the settlement, Kwon and Sung went back to Angelil's attorneys two years later and demanded more money. The couple also filed a police report and a civil lawsuit against Angelil, making the rape accusations public.

 

In addition, Sung and Kwon turned over to police in 2002 what they said was evidence of a sexual assault: a broken fingernail, pubic hairs and a towel they contended had Angelil's semen on it.

 

Las Vegas police originally opened a sex assault investigation, but it was later shut down after Sung and Kwon failed to produce a dress to police that the couple said also had Angelil's DNA on it.

 

Angelil's attorneys subsequently reported to police suspicions that Angelil was being extorted, and a meeting was set up between the couple's attorneys and Angelil's attorneys in early 2003.

 

A Las Vegas police officer posed as Angelil's business partner during the meeting. During the meeting which was videotaped -- the couple vowed through their attorneys to go to the media if they weren't paid. They were arrested at the conclusion of the meeting.

 

Sung was convicted of extortion in October and sentenced to up to 72 months in prison.

 

During last week's trial, Kwon took the witness stand in his own defense, saying he never wanted Angelil's money. Instead, he said, he wanted an apology.

 

"The most important thing at the time was the safety of my family; and since Rene Angelil raped my wife, I wanted from him true repentance and apology," Kwon said.

 

The jury in the courtroom of District Judge Jackie Glass took a little less than five hours to convict Kwon. Prosecutor L.J. O'Neale praised the jury's work.

 

"Obviously, it was the correct verdict," O'Neale said. "The jury rendered the right decision."

 

O'Neale said he chose not to call Angelil as a witness because Angelil was not a witness to the acts directly related to the extortion. All demands for money were made of Angelil through his attorneys.

 

"Second, I was concerned with the potential for turning (Kwon's trial) into a circus with side issues that shouldn't be in front of the jury," the prosecutor said.

 

Glass ruled she couldn't compel Angelil to testify because a subpoena wasn't served properly. She also repeatedly reiterated during her rulings that she didn't want Kwon's extortion trial to become a proceeding that focused on Angelil's civil litigation with Kwon and Sung.

 

But Rasmussen said she believes Angelil was given special treatment from the beginning.

 

She said the rape allegation was never fully investigated as it should have been, and that her client's rights were violated when she wasn't allowed to question Angelil on the witness stand.

 

"Mr. Angelil was treated with kid gloves by everyone," Rasmussen said. "This was all about Mr. Angelil, not about Mr. Kwon, the defendant."

 

Rasmussen vowed to appeal the conviction and Kwon is expected to be sentenced in 60 days.

 

Kwon is currently deemed a legal permanent resident of the United States by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. O'Neale said because Kwon has now been convicted of an aggravated felony, the INS is required to immediately process Kwon for deportation.

[Céli~Beli]

Grrr... As if René would rape that ugly woman when he's got the best lookng woman at home everynight!

[Clari]

 

It's all for the money... .

[HelenCeline27]

yes all she want is money

[Céli~Beli]

Yes it is very sickly what some people will do to get their hands on someone els's hard earned money...

[celinefanonline]

unbelievable stuff....

why they keep brought up this case over and over again.??

of course Rene did not rape the woman...

[nano]

[mattia]

it's incredibe what some people woud do to get money...

[Krys]

people...people...2 mil in the first lawsuit...*shakes head*

[mazceline]

That way an interesting read thanks, the worst thing is when it hit the papers every one straight away assumed it was true, it must have been hell thinking people thought he was capable of it.. this will never leave them that man and wife should get life

[Celine's Wife]

The whole case was just retarded.

 

I would NEVER screw that fugly b*itch when I had Celine at home

[1Celine12]

I was so upset when that happened, that I put my Céline cd's in a box and taped it up and didn't listen to them for a week. I was really upset. I didn't want to listen to Céline's voice through all this.

[Krys]

OMG...is it that bad for you?

[Célinefull]

I was so upset when that happened, that I put my Céline cd's in a box and taped it up and didn't listen to them for a week.  I was really upset.  I didn't want to listen to Céline's voice through all this.

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that is a tad extreme.

 

Anyway, I am having trouble understanding why he gave the $2mil in the first place, when now they proved he didn't do it? Maybe he thought it would be best if it didn't go public and they just went away, but it still seems odd that he would pay for something he didn't do.

[Celine's Wife]

I was so upset when that happened, that I put my Céline cd's in a box and taped it up and didn't listen to them for a week.  I was really upset.  I didn't want to listen to Céline's voice through all this.

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that is a tad extreme.

 

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I completely agree

[Célinefull]

I was so upset when that happened, that I put my Céline cd's in a box and taped it up and didn't listen to them for a week.  I was really upset.  I didn't want to listen to Céline's voice through all this.

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that is a tad extreme.

 

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I completely agree

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sure, be like upset for Céline, but why stop listening to her music? Surely it doesn't affect you that personally, and it's not like it was Céline anyway that did something 'wrong' it was René.

[SFchick]

I was so upset when that happened, that I put my Céline cd's in a box and taped it up and didn't listen to them for a week.  I was really upset.  I didn't want to listen to Céline's voice through all this.

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that is a tad extreme.

 

Anyway, I am having trouble understanding why he gave the $2mil in the first place, when now they proved he didn't do it? Maybe he thought it would be best if it didn't go public and they just went away, but it still seems odd that he would pay for something he didn't do.

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Thats all you have a problem with? LMAO i wanna know why the hell he went to the hotel room in the first place! I mean it was reported that he went there cos she said she had a sick friend with cystic firbrosis which is fair enough but not at midnight and certainly not alone! He wasnt even in the imperial palace so he came out of the hotel casino he was in and went to the imperial palace I mean who the hell would do that that was as known as he is! He should have seen it coming from the get go. Im not saying he did it at all as i dont see him doing that but the whole story is a little fishy or he is just plain nieve!

[Bellamy]

Thats all you have a problem with? LMAO i wanna know why the hell he went to the hotel room in the first place! I mean it was reported that he went there cos she said she had a sick friend with cystic firbrosis which is fair enough but not at midnight and certainly not alone! He wasnt even in the imperial palace so he came out of the hotel casino he was in and went to the imperial palace I mean who the hell would do that that was as known as he is! He should have seen it coming from the get go.  Im not saying he did it at all as i dont see him doing that but the whole story is a little fishy or he is just plain nieve!

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Do you believe Papa is naive?

[Célinefull]

I was so upset when that happened, that I put my Céline cd's in a box and taped it up and didn't listen to them for a week.  I was really upset.  I didn't want to listen to Céline's voice through all this.

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that is a tad extreme.

 

Anyway, I am having trouble understanding why he gave the $2mil in the first place, when now they proved he didn't do it? Maybe he thought it would be best if it didn't go public and they just went away, but it still seems odd that he would pay for something he didn't do.

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Thats all you have a problem with? LMAO i wanna know why the hell he went to the hotel room in the first place! I mean it was reported that he went there cos she said she had a sick friend with cystic firbrosis which is fair enough but not at midnight and certainly not alone! He wasnt even in the imperial palace so he came out of the hotel casino he was in and went to the imperial palace I mean who the hell would do that that was as known as he is! He should have seen it coming from the get go. Im not saying he did it at all as i dont see him doing that but the whole story is a little fishy or he is just plain nieve!

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From the information we have been given, it seems like there is more too it.

[Céli~Beli]

I was so upset when that happened, that I put my Céline cd's in a box and taped it up and didn't listen to them for a week.  I was really upset.  I didn't want to listen to Céline's voice through all this.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

that is a tad extreme.

 

Anyway, I am having trouble understanding why he gave the $2mil in the first place, when now they proved he didn't do it? Maybe he thought it would be best if it didn't go public and they just went away, but it still seems odd that he would pay for something he didn't do.

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Thats all you have a problem with? LMAO i wanna know why the hell he went to the hotel room in the first place! I mean it was reported that he went there cos she said she had a sick friend with cystic firbrosis which is fair enough but not at midnight and certainly not alone! He wasnt even in the imperial palace so he came out of the hotel casino he was in and went to the imperial palace I mean who the hell would do that that was as known as he is! He should have seen it coming from the get go. Im not saying he did it at all as i dont see him doing that but the whole story is a little fishy or he is just plain nieve!

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Good Point!

[SFchick]

Thats all you have a problem with? LMAO i wanna know why the hell he went to the hotel room in the first place! I mean it was reported that he went there cos she said she had a sick friend with cystic firbrosis which is fair enough but not at midnight and certainly not alone! He wasnt even in the imperial palace so he came out of the hotel casino he was in and went to the imperial palace I mean who the hell would do that that was as known as he is! He should have seen it coming from the get go.  Im not saying he did it at all as i dont see him doing that but the whole story is a little fishy or he is just plain nieve!

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Do you believe Papa is naive?

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I would know!

 

Aww look at you using the papa term

[Bellamy]

I would know!

 

Aww look at you using the papa term 

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I was just speaking in your way.

[Bag]

Hi

 

The first thing Rene did wrong was to go to the room, as i read some of your replies. The second was to hand over money, its like saying you had done it. He should of gone to the police himself when they asked for money first. Innocent until proven guilty

 

How people can think they can cry rape can get away with it knowing its not true. Its like the story of the boy who cried wolf to many times, no-one believed him. They are only trying it on for the money Knowing who Rene is, they forget the lifes they could ruin in the process. I hope he gets what he deserves, lose the key to his handcuffs, and take his wife with him.

 

[Bellamy]

Rene said he gave the $2 million to settle it at first, because Celine just get pregnant, they don't want press know it at that time.

[Krys]

ah yes. i did read bout that in another article. did Rene actually said "if my wife knows about this, i'll kill you"?

[HelenCeline27]

we all know rene did not rape this women

[mazceline]

Yes but it did not stop people believing he had, or putting doubts in there minds

[disadiva]

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Mar-22-Tue-2005/photos/news.jpg

Ae Kwon and attorney Lisa Rasmussen react Monday to a guilty verdict for Kwon on charges he attempted to extort Celine Dion's husband, Rene Angelil. Kwon was later handcuffed and ordered into custody while he awaits sentencing.

 

 

A minister accused of extorting Celine Dion's husband was convicted by a jury of all counts Monday.

 

Ae Kwon faces up to 12 years in prison, and he could also be deported to South Korea as a result of a 2002 plot by Kwon and his wife to extort Rene Angelil. He could also receive probation.

 

"He kept saying to me, 'I don't understand,' " Kwon's attorney, Lisa Rasmussen, said just moments after the verdict was read. "He doesn't understand what he did wrong."

 

Jurors declined comment afterward. District Judge Jackie Glass ordered Kwon, of Pasadena, Calif., to be taken into custody until his sentencing in approximately 60 days.

 

Angelil's attorney, David Chesnoff, said the verdict was appropriate.

 

"Mr. Angelil and his counsel appreciate the efforts of law enforcement and the district attorney's office in bringing this gentleman to justice," Chesnoff said. "It sends a message that, just because you are well-known, it doesn't mean you can be extorted."

 

According to authorities, Kwon and his wife, Yun Sung, tried to extort some $20 million from Angelil. The couple said Angelil raped Sung in a hotel room at the Imperial Palace in 2000.

 

Angelil has always denied any improprieties with the woman.

 

When Sung and Kwon first went to Angelil to demand money in 2000, Angelil paid the couple $2 million as part of a confidential settlement. Angelil also agreed to apologize and undergo a blood test.

 

But authorities said despite the settlement, Kwon and Sung went back to Angelil's attorneys two years later and demanded more money. The couple also filed a police report and a civil lawsuit against Angelil, making the rape accusations public.

 

In addition, Sung and Kwon turned over to police in 2002 what they said was evidence of a sexual assault: a broken fingernail, pubic hairs and a towel they contended had Angelil's semen on it.

 

Las Vegas police originally opened a sex assault investigation, but it was later shut down after Sung and Kwon failed to produce a dress to police that the couple said also had Angelil's DNA on it.

 

Angelil's attorneys subsequently reported to police suspicions that Angelil was being extorted, and a meeting was set up between the couple's attorneys and Angelil's attorneys in early 2003.

 

A Las Vegas police officer posed as Angelil's business partner during the meeting. During the meeting which was videotaped -- the couple vowed through their attorneys to go to the media if they weren't paid. They were arrested at the conclusion of the meeting.

 

Sung was convicted of extortion in October and sentenced to up to 72 months in prison.

 

During last week's trial, Kwon took the witness stand in his own defense, saying he never wanted Angelil's money. Instead, he said, he wanted an apology.

 

"The most important thing at the time was the safety of my family; and since Rene Angelil raped my wife, I wanted from him true repentance and apology," Kwon said.

 

The jury in the courtroom of District Judge Jackie Glass took a little less than five hours to convict Kwon. Prosecutor L.J. O'Neale praised the jury's work.

 

"Obviously, it was the correct verdict," O'Neale said. "The jury rendered the right decision."

 

O'Neale said he chose not to call Angelil as a witness because Angelil was not a witness to the acts directly related to the extortion. All demands for money were made of Angelil through his attorneys.

 

"Second, I was concerned with the potential for turning (Kwon's trial) into a circus with side issues that shouldn't be in front of the jury," the prosecutor said.

 

Glass ruled she couldn't compel Angelil to testify because a subpoena wasn't served properly. She also repeatedly reiterated during her rulings that she didn't want Kwon's extortion trial to become a proceeding that focused on Angelil's civil litigation with Kwon and Sung.

 

But Rasmussen said she believes Angelil was given special treatment from the beginning.

 

She said the rape allegation was never fully investigated as it should have been, and that her client's rights were violated when she wasn't allowed to question Angelil on the witness stand.

 

"Mr. Angelil was treated with kid gloves by everyone," Rasmussen said. "This was all about Mr. Angelil, not about Mr. Kwon, the defendant."

 

Rasmussen vowed to appeal the conviction and Kwon is expected to be sentenced in 60 days.

 

Kwon is currently deemed a legal permanent resident of the United States by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. O'Neale said because Kwon has now been convicted of an aggravated felony, the INS is required to immediately process Kwon for deportation.

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Me to who can do such aweful things blaming him for adultary he loves Celine so much he couldn.t do it and Réne isn´t violent at all or abusive every one loves him even his former wife talks highly bout him and Celine.